So here we begin!

Listening to: Patent Pending

Hanging with: Gemmi

Date: June 6, 2012

Hello All!

In case you didn't know, the name is Nick Lindeberg.  I am recently married to the love of my life, Mrs Cassie Lindeberg!  We have a cat Bolt and a dog Gemini aka Gemmi.

Oh, if you hate misspelled words or bad grammer...stop reading right now...just saying.


Where do I start?  I haven't had a blog in a long time.  Last time I wrote in any kind of blog I was in a very different place in my life.  First of all, I was living with my parents in beautiful Arvada, Colorado.  I was entertaining the idea of living a Buddhist life.  I was also playing in several Denver based bands.

In September of 2010 I took a job in Fabulous Fort Wayne, Indiana.  Well, the job didn't work out.  I spent 18 months with a company that shall remain nameless.  What can I say, I learned a lot but it wasn't the right place for me.  Cassie moved out here (as my girlfriend at the time) in the summer of 2011.  We were quickly engaged thereafter.

Why should I write this?

I have been wanting to get a few things off my mind recently and felt that this might be a good medium to do so.  So as I mentioned before, I didn't really have a "Church Home" when I moved to Fort Wayne.  I wasn't really interested in the thought of going to Church.  I was a bit bitter due to a few small mishaps in the past.  Churches are made up of people and people are imperfect.  I wish I had known that years ago.  Cassie suggested going to Church shortly she moved here.  We decided to try Sonrise Church just a few miles away from where we were living.

Hold on, I have to go swap some laundry over.

several hours later...

Hi i'm back.

So...we felt welcome at Sonrise from the very beginning.  We walked in right as the music was starting.  Someone greeted us at the door.  For the first time in many years I felt good about being at church.  God is definitely in this room.

Fast forward a few months.   Cassie gets in contact with Pastor Zac about singing in the praise band.  At this point I am playing 2 to 3 nights a week in a local bar band, making some money but staying out way to late for my own good.  I loved the music but it just wasn't the right situation for me at the time.  Had this been 4 years ago, maybe things would have worked out differently.  Anyway...right around Christmas we went to a praise band rehearsal to check things out.  Cassie sang with the group on Christmas Eve and Christmas and had a blast.    I decided that it was time for me to get involved too.  Zac gave me a shot on New Years Day to play acoustic guitar.  It felt good, really good.

Not too long after that I heard through my friend Andrew that the North Group (Sonrise North Praise Band) was looking for a bass player.  Cassie and I are now weekly members.

Okay, on to the reason I am writing this

I have decided in the past few months that I am giving myself to God.  I would love to one day work for the Church as a Worship Leader.

How do I go about doing this? How do I say that I want to do this without seeming like I just want to be a rock star? Is it okay to want to make money while still praising God? Am I looking at it the wrong way?

For years I thought il of the worship leaders that made money. Should one make tons of money in the name of The Lord? I always had a bad taste in my mouth due to this. But I realize now why these Men and Women of God make a decent wage. They are writing music that thousands of of worship leaders can share with millions of church goers.

Well goodnight for now. I will continue with my next blog tomorrow. Next blog will include a tattoo discussion with myself!